Lint collector



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Patented Feb. 19, 1931 I .UNETE' s'rars I I l- Flo JOSES '1'. Ln MEASURE AND LAURENCE J. LA MEASURE, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN 1 1.11m COLLECTOR Application filed July 29,

This'invention' relates to dust collectors and particularly to dust collecting attachments for rotary brushes.

F or cleaning garments and for various is other purposes, light portable rotary brushes driven through suitable flexible shafts are now in "use. The lint and dust by such brushes has not, however, been heretofore adequately'taken care of, and has been allowed to settle about thepremises onwhich the brush is usedor has required use of the brush adjacent to an outlet from such premises together with one or more fansfo'r discharging such dust and lint through said opening.

It is an object-0f this invention to provide a light and inexpensive dust collecting attachment fora brush of the aforesaid character, keeping the air inthe premises on which the brush is used clean and sanitary. V

Anotherobject is'to provide a light fabric 7 receptacle fordust removed from a garment or the like by a rotary brush, and to hold said receptacle expanded in use by a frame formed of wire or thelike, having a'suitable provi-' sion for its attachment to and detachment from a casing partially enclosing saidbrush whereby the brush is adapted to deliver the dust and lint from the garment through said casing into said receiver. I j

"Still another object is to provide a'plate formed of sheet metal, or the like, within said fabric receiver to take the impact of the dust or lint discharging from the brush, said plate being preferably permanently carried It isalso an object of this invention to provide a'thumb piece rigidly connected-to the casing offthe brush, and a handle member tthrough which a drive shaft extendsto the brush, said thumb piece facilitating a com plete control ofthe brush by the operators hand whichgripssaid handle. 7 V v These and various other objects the invenf tion attains by the construction hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings herein.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the unit formed by the encased brush, and the dust 1927. Serial v'o. 209,210.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal'vertical sectional view of the same.

Figure 3 is a planview of the same. Figured is an enlarged'view in side elevation of the encased brush, showing primarily the detachable connection of the dust receiver.

same taken upon the line 5'5 of- Figure 1.;

for spreadingropen the dust-receiver.

designates a brush having radial bristles 1a,

of which is cut away, as indicated at'5, allow-' 1 ing the brush'to projectsufiiciently for-work in en a ement witha 'arment or other sur;

b b .b

to the casing Figure 5 is a cross sectional View of the,

Inthese views the reference characterll l A which brush is fastened-upon shaft 2. Said shaftis journal'ed in a pair of bearings 3 rig "idly carried by opposite walls of a substantiate ly parallel circular casing ,4, the lower portion To the outer end of saidhandle member is connected in any suitable manner the fl xible; tubular casing 7 of flexible 'drive shaft 8 7 through which the shaft 2 is driven. ;The casing 4t isintegrally formed with an outlet fittingf9 for dust and lint, projecting from the circular wall of said casing at substantially to the opening 5, and upon'said fitting is detachably mounted 'oneJend of a lightelongated frame 10 formed ofiwire or the like, said frame, being .pre'ferably'of-cir- .cular cross sectionand reduced somewhat indlameter towards its outerend asis best seen I in Figures 2-and 6.. As a preferred means forquickly securing said frame to the fitting 9 or disconnectingit therefrom-the support-' edend of saidframe comprises a split ring- 11-, one end-of which forms an 'e'yejl2 through which the other end of said ring is passed, as] if Q indicated at 18. At thejuncture of thepart 1 -13'with the main body of said ring there is; formed a shoulder-14, which,'wl'1en passed' throughthe' loop 12 seats'upon said 1 p to hold the ring-snugly engaged-in. th ann l groove 15 formed exteriorly in the fitting 9.

The dust receiverproper consists of an elongated fabric bag 22,.proportioned to fit 25' r V suitable,sourcethebrush 1 is rapidly driven snugly over the frame and adapted to be held in place upon said frame by an elastic band 23 or the like, sewed or otherwise attached to the mouth of the dust receiver 22.

' Interiorly secured to the top portion of the frame 10 is a scoop-shaped metalplate 16 extending lengthwise'of the frame from the I tion'isverylight and inexpensive. While thedevice is primarily designed for cleaning 7 articles of-wearingiapparelit is to be-understood that it is also applicable for removing su' orted end thereof and servin to initiall receive the impact of dust and lint which are discharged by the brush 1 into the receiver 22.

To facilitate manipulationof brush it resting his thumb upon the, member 17.-

Power being, applied to the shaft 8 fromany and the operator moves the "device back and forth over the surfa'ce of the garment (or any other surface);to be cleaned, the dust and lint V removed fromsaid surface by said brush being thrown through the fittingv 9 intothereceiver 22 and avoiding any contamination of the air' or premises on which the device is used.v The receiver 22 and its reinforcing frame 10 are of such light construction'as to add butvlittleto the effort necessary to'ma; nipulate the unit backand forth over the surface being cleaned. VJ hen the receiver 2 requires to be emptied the fastening 12, 13 may be readily released-to permit removal of the frame 10, carrying said receiveiz. The thumb piece 17 assists theoperatorin applying and regulating the pressure of afbrushagainst a garment or the like, and furtherffacilitates tilting the unit to-establish the most suitable working angle thereof with respect to. the surfaceengaged by the brush. The provision of the plate 1 6: prevents any dislodgedparticles of dust or dirt from being thrown" violently against'th'e fabric wall, and consequently adheringthereto. i

It is to be noted that onlya slight clearance space is provided between the brush of the casingel so that the brush acts largely after 7 the manner'of a fan tending to draw the dirt from the garment by suction, as well as by actual contact, and throwing such dirt, lint, etc., forcibly into the receiver. The construcdust and lint from any surface particularly a fabric su-rface.

While a W111 be apparent that-ti e: illus-j,

.trated embodiments of our invention herein disclosed are well calculated to adequately fulfill the objects and advantages primarily stated, it is to be understood that the invention is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and scope of the subjoined claims.

What weclaim is: p

1. The combination with a rotary brush, of a casing formed with an opening through which a- 'peripheral working portion of the brush projects, and further formed with a peripheral outlet for dust and lint, a dust receiver detachably connected to said outlet and projecting from the casing substantially transversely to the brush axis, a handle laterally'extending from said casing, a drive shaft for said brushextjendi'ng through saidhandle and a thumb piece mounted upon-said handle adjacent to said casing andprojecting from saidhandle substantially, opposite- 1 lyto the dust receiver, whereby the excess of weight carried by the casing at its dust receiver side may-be counteractedby pressureapplied to i said finger .piece.

2,. The combination witha rotary brush, of

a substantially.circular casing Within which said 'brush is journaled, said casing'having.

a peripheral openingthrough which the brush projects, and further having an outlet opening-[through it's periphery closely adjacent to j said brush and substantially transverse-to the first named opening,'a,fitting,

formed around said outlet, aQfabric-du'st-rece'ptacle closed atoneiend, 'and mea-nsidetach ablymountmg the other end of said reeeptacle directly upon said outlet fitting.

The combination with avrotary brush, of

a cylindrical casing formed. with a1 periph-g eral: opening. through which a working, por

tion of said brush projects, a, tubular, handle member-{extending from said casing. substan-v tially iii-the direction", of the extended axis of the brush, drive meansfor the brush pass.

ing throughsaid handle, and adust recept'a-.

ole" peripherally. communicating with the fcasing. andprojecting therefrom substan- .tially transversely to said handle.

In witness whereof hands.

JosE-s. 11, LA MEASURE;

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